Making Stockings
Lewis W. Hine, Making Stockings, 1915, gelatin silver print, Bequest of Fae Heath Batten, public domain, 1997.58.73
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- Title
Making Stockings
- Artist
- Date
1915
- Medium
gelatin silver print
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 4 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; sheet: 7 in x 5 in
- Collection Area
Photography
- Category
Photographs
- Object Type
photograph
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Bequest of Fae Heath Batten
- Accession Number
1997.58.73
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
From 1906 until 1918, Lewis Hine worked for the National Child Labor Committee, traveling more than twelve thousand miles throughout the United States to photograph children at work in factories, mines, and other industrial facilities. In the fight for stronger child-labor laws, Hine’s photographs served as undeniable evidence of poverty and unacceptable working conditions. Although the images depict children in dangerous, overcrowded, and dirty settings, Hine also captures their dignity and pride. His deep respect for his sitters is evident in Making Stockings, which features a young girl seated in profile, carefully tending to her duties in a disorderly factory.
- Exhibitions
2003 In Varied and Particular Ways: Photographs from a Century of Photography Portland Art Museum
2011 One Woman’s Legacy: Selections from the Fae Heath Batten Photography Bequest Portland Art Museum